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- Reviews
- A New History of the Church in Wales
- A New History of the Church in Wales
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Editorial Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Antecedents and Overview of the Century
- 1 The Age of Saints to the Victorian Church
- 2 The Road to Disestablishment
- 3 A Century of Christianity in Wales
- 4 The Church in Wales across the Century
- Part II Governance and Ministry
- Part III Doctrine, Liturgy, Rites and Other Faith Communities
- Part IV The Church and Society
- Part V Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
1 - The Age of Saints to the Victorian Church
from Part I - Historical Antecedents and Overview of the Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2020
- Reviews
- A New History of the Church in Wales
- A New History of the Church in Wales
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Editorial Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Antecedents and Overview of the Century
- 1 The Age of Saints to the Victorian Church
- 2 The Road to Disestablishment
- 3 A Century of Christianity in Wales
- 4 The Church in Wales across the Century
- Part II Governance and Ministry
- Part III Doctrine, Liturgy, Rites and Other Faith Communities
- Part IV The Church and Society
- Part V Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
This chapter traces the long history of the church in Wales. From the time of the so-called Celtic Church, it discusses the Age of the Saints and the distinctive character of Welsh Christianity, which predates that of English Christianity after the arrival of Augustine at Canterbury in 597. The Normans instituted a more formal diocesan structure which developed over the medieval period resulting in absorption of the Welsh dioceses into the Province of Canterbury. The Reformation saw the establishment of the Church of England in Wales and such developments as the translation of the Bible into Welsh. The Restoration affected the church in subtle ways after which followed a revival of Christianity and the rise of dissenting denominations eventually leading, in the Victorian age, to calls for the disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales.
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- A New History of the Church in WalesGovernance and Ministry, Theology and Society, pp. 9 - 26Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020